Moldovan parliament delegation on a study visit to European ParliamentChisinau, 1 October 2010 – A twelve strong delegation of the Moldovan Parliament was in Brussels on 28 and 29 September on a study visit to the European Parliament.
The objective of this visit was to provide the Moldovan officials with information on the organisation and functioning of the Committees in the European Parliament, their relevance for the legislative and oversight process and their role in the policy shaping of the EU.
The relationship between permanent parliamentary staff, political group staff and parliamentary assistants as well as planning, communication and coordination issues were also debated during the study visit.
Participants also expanded their understanding of the structure and functioning of the European Parliament.
The participants represent the Moldovan’s Parliament’s departments and permanent structures such as the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Budget and Finance, the Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities, the Parliamentary Committee on Social Protection, Healthcare and Family and others.
This study visit was the second in a series of events agreed between the European Commission (DG RELEX), the European Parliament (OPPD) and the Parliament of Moldova and implemented as part the Parliamentary development component of the Joint Programme between the Council of Europe and the European Union on Democracy Support in Moldova.
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--- The “Democracy Support Programme” responds to the authorities’ needs in reforming and streamlining human rights protection mechanisms, strengthening political dialogue and developing a pluralist mass-media. It applies European standards in the activity of the judiciary system, the prosecution service, the police, the ombudsman institution, the media and the Parliament of Moldova. The Programme has seven main components, each of them having specific objectives: Legislative assessment; Ensuring accountability for human rights violations; Safeguarding pre-trial guarantees; Support to the Ombudsman institution; Support to the development of a pluralist media; Support to the administrative and political procedures of the Parliament; Support to establishment of facts and reconciliation efforts. The Programme is funded entirely by the European Union and is implemented by the Council of Europe. With a total budget of 4 000 000 Euros, the Programme will run until July 2011. |